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pepper tree. This stands in a circular bed elevated 
four or five feet above the area,.and is protected by a 
wall. 
Mission of San Luis Rey, California. 
On the four sides of this extensive area are double 
rows of apartments, some of which are very large, in- 
cluding reception rooms, dining halls, sleeping apart- 
ments, kitchen, &e. In the rear were corrals or inclo- 
sures for cattle; so that every thing appertaining to 
this vast establishment might be brought within its 
walls. It is all in a good state of preservation except 
the north-west corner of the area, where the roof has 
fallen in. Some of the cattle yards and stables are also 
out of repair. But the church, and nearly all the apart- 
ments occupied for dwellings, are still habitable. | 
